April 1-2, The Grand Historic Venue, Baltimore, MD | 225 N Charles St, Baltimore, MD IntroductionThe 2014 meeting is the 5th Annual State Healthcare IT Connect Summit produced in partnership with NASCIO bringing together public and private sector thought leaders to share ideas and benchmark implementation strategies of State health IT systems as they move forward with diverse health reform agendas.

SummaryAs States move forward with the next phase of ACA (Affordable Care Act) Implementation, State CIOs and their HIT teams are coordinating major initiatives such as implementing

and evolving Health Insurance Exchange (HIX) systems and updating or replacing Medicaid eligibility systems due to the massive increase in enrollment. In many States these efforts are being implemented alongside major upgrades to Medicaid Management Information Systems (MMIS), by leveraging the MITA framework States are increasingly taking the enterprise view of sharing data across multiple HHS agencies.At the provider level significant progress is being made in the adoption of EHRs and HIEs and the availability of data for advanced analytics to support the proliferation of new care delivery models (ACOs and Medical Homes), which promise to transform primary care delivery networks. Clinical data from advanced HIEs is also beginning to be integrated

with claims data from payers and All Payer Claims Database (APCD) to support actionable analytics to coordinate care and deliver outcomes as well as provide States with improved understanding of costs, quality and outcomes.

2014 will prove a critical year for States who are implementing State HIX and participating in Medicaid expansion as well as for those who have opted for the Federally Facilitated Exchange (FFE) and opted not to expand their Medicaid programs, as States look to prioritize their technology investments to leverage Federal funding for Medicaid modernization and the increasing availability of data from providers, particularly those serving safety net, Medicare and Dual Eligible populations with complex conditions. State agencies are also beginning to explore additional HIT infrastructures such as Telehealth, mHealth and big data to support care coordination and patient engagement as well as reducing costs in the era of patient centered care.

During this period of reform implementation States and the supporting Health IT infrastructure will play a critical role in the success of State transformation efforts, the summit convenes experts in health IT, policy and strategy to enable insights into these rapidly evolving technologies.

Attendees are encouraged to participate in an active dialogue with presenters and to introduce your own organization's experiences during the conference sessions, industry roundtables and networking events.

Attendees will have the Opportunity to:

Learn from Nationally Recognized HIT Strategists who are implementing State HIT Systems to support Diverse Health reform Agendas

Collaborate and Problem Solve with Peers at the 'States of HIT Implementation' Roundtables

Network and Establish Valuable Relationships in the State Health IT Community at the Connect Social Functions

Discover Leading Edge HIT Innovations at the 'Meet the Innovators Roundtables' and Connect Exhibition Hall

Experience Baltimore's historic Inner Harbor and explore famous neighborhoods such as for world class dining, shopping and sports stadiums

Focus Topics

The 2-day program incorporates opening keynotes, keynote panels, collaborative networking roundtables (Meet the Innovators and State of Implementation) as well as keynotes and breakouts assigned to 3 distinct executive forums as below:

Keynote 1: HIT and HIE enabled delivery and payment reform; an ongoing partnership between state and federal government

View HD VideoMany new and ongoing state and federal programs are enabling new models of coordinated care and value based payment. There is a critical need to leverage state and federal partnerships to further develop the HIT and HIE infrastructure that will enable health care system transformation. Kelly Cronin will discuss how federal and state government can together accelerate a path towards interoperability in support of payment and delivery reform.

09:30 a.m.«»10:15 a.m.

Keynote 2: What Medicaid Program, Administrative, Financial and Clinical Data Tell Us About the New Healthcare Paradigm

View HD VideoThe federal government, states, and stakeholders are all hungry for data on the 70 million Americans covered by the Medicaid and CHIP programs, stoked by the changes enabled by the Affordable Care Act. What is the impact of service delivery reforms? Are the newly covered accessing care successfully? What are their utilization patterns? Are they healthier? What are we paying for those services and outcomes? Jessica will talk about CMS priorities and shared opportunities around data, analytics and measuring value.

10:15 a.m.«»10:45 a.m.

Networking Break in Exhibit Hall

10:45 a.m.«»11:45 a.m.

Keynote Panel: State CIO Leadership Panel /Implementing the Next Phase of ACA

View HD VideoState CIOs and their HIT leadership teams have an unprecedented opportunity during the implementation of the next phase of the ACA to deliver services to common populations across agency and division lines and to collaborate with providers to improve health outcomes and reduce cost.

Join our panel to discuss the opportunities and challenges of connecting the State enterprise of healthcare and to build the analytical capabilities to support the improved coordination of health and human services, patient centered care delivery models and to eliminate fraud, waste and abuse.

View HD VideoWe are in a unique environment with the transformation of healthcare, new system demands, and growing citizen expectations. Affordable Care Act (ACA) has catalyzed action to connect citizens with care, particularly through Health Insurance Marketplaces (HIX), and states need to provide effective health and social programs to improve outcomes, and ensure sustainability. What if you had a technology platform that meets core HIX requirements yet configures to state needs, evolves with regulation, and deploys in 180 days with existing systems? What if the platform goes beyond the ACA HIX requirements to connect other health and social programs to offer citizens a unified experience? And, what if all this can be done without the risk of the standard HIX experiences in building complex platforms?

Infosys Public Services and Leavitt Partners discuss a new model that delivers both HIX capabilities AND the future of Health & Human Services (HHS) for States. Learn how States can build tomorrow’s HHS that delivers mission outcomes.

01:00 p.m.«»01:50 p.m.

Meet the Innovators Working Lunch Roundtables

Leading HIT Innovators and Solution Providers will lead working lunch roundtable discussion groups focussed on innovative problem solving at the leading edge of State HIT Transformation. Conference attendees will have the opportunity to join discussion groups best aligned to their strategic planning priorities.

01:50 p.m.«»02:00 p.m.

Short Break

02.00 p.m.«»02.45 p.m.

Keynote:Transforming Data Sharing and Data Services

View HD VideoIn the past, replication instead of reuse was the cornerstone of IT, as every agency attempts to own, control, and largely retain their data. It’s time for public IT managers to stop thinking about modernizing data by replicating systems. What’s needed is to modernize the way we share. This session explores new frameworks for how data services are delivered to create the modern environment data managers want and policy makers expect.

View HD VideoStates are in the midst of unprecedented health transformation driven by ACA. The ability to acquire, analyze and derive intelligence from data will enable the controls needed to manage this hyper-transformation. In addition, the scope of data needed to understand what influences health outcomes must broaden to include social, environmental and behavioral determinants. We will discuss challenges and potential solutions that will impact how states can show the value of analytics and sustain transformation based on knowledge of the broad social return on
investment.

Track 2

Data Analytics: Driving Improvements in Performance and Outcomes Using the Data

View HD VideoMany Medicaid programs have committed to value based purchasing and are grappling with threshold challenges in performance measurement and reporting, stake holder buy-in, sustainable funding, transparency, and data infrastructure. In this session, leaders from three states will describe successes and issues in their efforts to support providers in improving quality, efficiency and care coordination.

View HD VideoThe future of health care is changing and with it the enrollment policies, operational contexts and supporting information systems must change as well. This panel will discuss new and exciting policies and options, such as the “Private Option”, contrast these new opportunities against legacy practices and provide vendor perspectives about implications and solutions. The session aims to provide insightful and thought provoking content that health care organizations can use to consider enrollment solutions that provide better access to health care, yield better outcomes, and are fiscally responsible.

View HD VideoThe data generated from Health Insurance Exchanges is enthusiastically anticipated. This data will be instrumental in understanding not only how the exchanges performed in the initial open enrollment period, but also how the exchanges are shaping overall changes to the health care system for the long term. Join the discussion with two exchange leaders on the trends they are seeing, the surprises and challenges, how the data will be used to improve performance, and how the data will help their organizations realize their organizations’ long-term visions.

04:35 p.m.«»05:35 p.m.

Networking Cocktail Reception in Connect Exhibit Hall

2014 State Healthcare IT Connect Summit Agenda Day 02

07:45 a.m.«»08:45 a.m.

State Health IT Implementation Roundtables

State HIT representatives will lead discussion/thought leadership roundtables around their State's/Organization's HIT implementation Strategy and how this is underpinning the broader health reform process. This is a unique opportunity to share their experiences with peers and problem solve in a collaborative setting with peers facing similar challenges as well as to provide information on current and planned RFPs that are being issued to meet State/Organizational goals.

View HD Video Now that the phase of investment in Health Information Exchange under HITECH is coming to a close, what will be the drivers of HIE going forward? What is next on the Federal agenda for accelerating the transformation of the healthcare system and how are State HIE programs responding to the call for new models of delivering healthcare and payment reform?

View HD VideoInformation is powerful. When we start to understand where patients live, the demographics of their neighborhoods, their environments and other similar factors, we begin to achieve population-based understanding. This information helps us diagnose communities and empower populations. Combining this type of data with location–based analytics, we start to visualize the specific needs and characteristics of our communities. Join our discussion to learn how Maryland is leveraging stronger data, rich geographic content, smart maps and analytics to report and predict what factors drive preventive care and affordable utilization.

View HD Video Join this panel of State HIT leaders to explore population health management as an implementation journey that spans services, legal, governance, structure (e.g., organization, process, people), and information infrastructure. The discussion will focus on business and system aspects of using existing capabilities such as All Payer Claims Databases (APCDs), Health Information Exchanges (HIEs), and integrated clinical and claims data, which provide states a 360-degree view of patients and patient populations to better support population health management.

Key Learning Topics Include:
• Data governance and data-sharing agreements
• The role of existing HIT capabilities such as HIEs and APCDs
• Data integration challenges
• Sample use cases in Population Health Management
• Legal and regulatory requirements in privacy and security

View HD Video As states integrate and modernize legacy systems and offer more online services and interactions to their citizens, the security of their IT infrastructure and the protection of the privacy of data becomes much more critical. Coordinating risk management across increasingly complex and previously stand-alone systems and departments can be ineffective and expensive without a common framework to guide the transition. This, in combination with an ever-evolving threat landscape dramatically increases the chances of private data being breached, reputations being damaged, and fines being incurred.

Attendees will learn about programs developed by NIST and the Department of Homeland Security that can greatly improve the risk posture of IT environments and how they can benefit healthcare and human services agencies.

Keynote: Program Advancement and Value-Based Architecture for States / Horizontal Integration of Health and Human Services

View HD Video The interplay of analytics services with technology is playing a significant role in State Medicaid modernization plans. Enterprise projects that enable access to data from Medicaid and other agency systems, including Health Insurance Exchanges and provider systems, create expanded business insight and provide new opportunities for administrators to tackle big issues as never before. This keynote panel will examine state programs to use enterprise-based systems and analytics to address key initiatives including population health management, payment reform and Medicaid modernization.

View HD VideoThis topic explores the use of identity authentication and analytics to ensure only qualified beneficiaries and/or providers are enrolled in State programs. Most states have moved to a host of online benefit registration programs and online registration of qualified providers that serve those programs. In an age where millions of identities are stolen it has become increasingly important to ensure states enroll the people who deserve benefits and not fraudsters hoping to gain access to the public pocketbook. This session focuses on practices that can prevent the wrong people from enrolling in benefit programs and/or enrolling unqualified or false providers that serve the programs thereby saving states millions of dollars. The session also addresses analytics used to discern suspicious activities meriting further investigation.

View HD Video States that raced to build out their own Health Insurance Exchanges by October 1, 2013 have had their unique challenges and experiences. Some have been more successful than others. As the ACA regulatory environment stabilizes, Exchange Operators are beginning to look for opportunities to stabilize operations, explore growth opportunities, and increase the speed at which they can execute higher quality projects. Attempts are being made to replicate success stories

Rising enrollments on the public exchanges – Federal and State – will require existing Exchange Operators to respond quickly and cost effectively, to gaps in their consumer experience offerings. New entrants will hopefully learn from the early movers. Both will need to find ways to build and leverage their capabilities to co-exist and compete with the many private exchanges that will vie for the individual and employer sponsored insurance business.

Representatives from two State-Based Exchanges will share their experiences and provide insights into potential models for the next set of State Health Insurance Marketplaces

View HD Video The future of health care is driving changes to Medicaid systems and to Medicaid operations. Traditional systems and replacement approaches are being re-examined and new strategies are being investigated to provide Medicaid solutions that integrate across the state Health and Human services enterprise. This panel will discuss the drivers for change and describe the new solution strategies under consideration for Alabama and Missouri procurements planned in 2015.

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